Do You Recognize This Big Tree?

[@tidronefly1180]

We need more humans on the planet like you! Thanks Adam.

[@TurboLoveTrain]

I wish he'd teach kids classes or lay down a curriculum. America badly needs to teach grade-schoolers, middle-schoolers, and highschoolers about nature and I only know armatures like me that would be laughed off by the school board for suggesting we take kids on nature walks and teach them plant identification and what watersheds and aquifers are.

[@UFOSPACEMAN]

@@TurboLoveTrain ❤

[@ericastier1646]

The problem though is that we need less of the opposite people.

[@vickydittfield9822]

Men with Your gifts are essential for society’s well being ❤🎉😊

[@mnsu4820]

PLEASE go back and record this tree in bloom!

[@dznnf7]

I grew up not far from this area. All the old woodsmen cut cucumber trees for interior trim. It was a softer wood with a very fine grain. It warped very little, didn't shrink much, dried pretty hard, and took paint well. "Cucumber trim" was mentioned the same way "all copper plumbing" was - a sign the house was built by someone who did things right. Great tree and video!

[@ohmisterjeff]

Adam Haritan - one of the best rockstar foragers of PA! 🤘😁🍄

[@ETAisNOW]

Emojis are gay.

[@orcrist3]

That's a solid cuke! In SW NY and NW PA, I've noticed that when there's a lone remnant older tree in a historically logged (but not cleared) forest, it's often a cuke. It may be that thoughtful loggers in the 19th century, being mindful of the limited seed production and short dispersal range, were inclined to leave one here and there to ensure they'd regenerate. The wood was pretty popular for interior trim applications back then. The record height for the tallest accurately measured cucumber magnolia was recently updated to 153', down in the southern appalachians. They can still get quite tall in rich, sheltered forests pretty far north- a slim tree rising to 142' in Allegany State Park, NY, is the current northeastern height record. This species can grow remarkably swiftly- the northeastern record is in a stand less than 150 years old.

[@blowupbob1]

I was raised in an old house built in 1875, thirty miles south of Erie, PA. All the original interior trim was cucumber. The house was originally used to house the loggers, a lot of small bedrooms. Our barn was built about ten years after the house. One of it's upper beams is 8"x8" inch, eighty feet long without a break. Must have been a hell of a forest before it became farmland.

[@UFOSPACEMAN]

All loggers must follow this thinking. If we continue to allow the erosion of our educational practices then we become parasitic to the environment

[@nomadscavenger]

Thanks for the info; you can eat the early flowering buds - maybe the Neanderthals eat them, and the Native American Indians? Who knows, maybe whoever came after the dinosaurs before the cave dwellers?

[@JHaven-lg7lj]

That’s one amazing magnolia

[@bobriehl3962]

What a beautiful root flare.

[@andersonboujoua6628]

you da man Adam! we are fortunate that you have dedicated so much to delivering content over the years. thank YOU so much.

[@pswagner]

My very initial guess was a tulip tree, especially given the tall straight trunk. But the fruits, or what was left of them told me it was in fact a magnolia! Love these videos! They bring back to me the passion I had in my younger years for knowing all the trees and wild plants! At 71 I don’t go out in the forest as much any more, but a video like this reminds me of how much I loved to do so once upon a time.

[@celiauzarski2064]

I am right there with you, I am also in my 70's. I grew up in NE Ohio. For me trees and plants have always been intriguing. At first I thought it might be an old Elm because the bark. My second guess was that it looked like something in the magnolia family. Adam showing the seed pod cinched identification as cucumber. I love trees. The cutting of huge specimens literally brings me to tears. My neighbors cut down two magnificent oaks that had been alive for at least 100 years. A crane was brought in because( we live in a development where the house are set too closely to take down a tree that would have required three people to connect hands) around their base. All because the owner feared the trees might "fall" on the house. The house is over 60 years old, yet the only thing that fell were many bushel of leaves. Its good to know there are people like you and Adam.❣

[@elliecherise1968]

Sane here at 68, it's just too much of a hassle.

[@michaelwolfe8888]

This was great, Adam. Got it on the fruit, but I've never seen a specimen this large. Plus I didn't know about the bark color indicator. I learned something new today. And I've worked as a natural resources field surveyor for 30 years. Thank you! And grace to you.

[@johnbulger8044]

Treebeard would be proud of your love for trees!

[@bevwilliams2105]

Such a delightful find ! I am in eastern PA and have never seen one in the wild. I love winter ID of trees.. sometimes it can be such a challenge. Thank you !

[@LouiseAdie-zm2jf]

I guessed tulip tree. I was introduced to them in childhood. The super straight trunk with canopy up high. But cucumber tree?! I don't think we have them in Zone 5b, central NYS. I need to watch for these seed pods! Thanks for a great video, that was fun! I'm new to mushroom foraging and kinda know a few trees. But an old HS friend, a retired forester with USFS, is joining me next week to help me ID the trees in our woods.

[@samellis8695]

thank you Adam! great video. I really loved how you did this Blues Clues style and let us try and figure out the answer!

[@barbarafritchie2000]

Thank you. I have an acre with old growth trees. I have a huge old Hackberry. I haven’t identified everything yet. I just had the floor tidy up. So I could enjoy my forest. I’m near Williamsport,Md.

[@markjones5561]

You're so lucky to have old growth trees! . We have some hackberry trees, and they are relatively small. In fact I always believed they were the average size for a hackberry, until I stumbled across one in a nearby park. It is ENORMOUS! Beautiful being. I'm in Maryland too, Frederick area. Enjoy your woods! I knew a person who's house bordered some lovely woodland but the never ventured in there because they were terrified of 'bugs'. Such a shame.

[@karlsteingall6832]

Great video Adam! Love your presentation and wealth of knowledge! Thanks!!

[@richardbernard6845]

I had no idea that the lovely Cucumber Magnolia could grow so tall. In Louisiana, this tree is usually found as an understory tree in the forests. Last year, we acquired the rare subspecies called asherii (Magnolia acuminata ssp asherii) at a local arboretum. Well done preso Adam, well done:-)

[@jhutch3901]

Thanks Adam. I always enjoy and learn something from your videos. Your enthusiasm is infectious 🙂

[@jimschlaugat6475]

I was thinking basswood then i saw the leaf.we dont have cucumber trees in Wisconsin unless there planted.

[@PeterFraser-hp3rs]

Adam's videos always lift my spirits to an extent more than any other videos on KZbin. I love his videos and I love the guy as well -- there's something really awesome about Adam.

[@LearnYourLand]

Thank you! Happy to hear you're enjoying the videos!

[@bouncerslabrealnature9143]

It's always nice to see the fresh videos that you share. 💪😎

[@fayprivate7975]

At the rate that trees get cut down it’s surprising to find such a huge, beautiful, cucumber tree totally unmolested. Thanks, Adam!

[@lulajohns1883]

I appreciate your videos. I have learned a lot!! I love my trees around our property. I call them our Sentinels, keeping watch on us.

[@jeffroberts532]

How have I been so ignorant all my life!?! Love this channel!

[@vickydittfield9822]

Enjoyable lesson again! ! Thanks So so much for sharing you beautiful mind!🎉

[@dccrens]

Thanks Adam. Amazing as always! I'm in Leesburg VA so your stuff always applies!

[@cindybarton8562]

Intresting!!! There are quite a few large ones growing near Ohio Pyle bike trail, near the second bridge. Going down towards Connellsville. And alot of younger ones trail side going towards Confluence.

[@isabellavalencia8026]

I could listen to you all day and would trust you with my life in regards to mushrooms and such I appreciate you sharing your vast knowledge!

[@carolcasale1072]

I love the way you walked us through that. I am clueless when it comes to IDing trees. I will have to follow. You are freakin adorable.

[@kkuhl1000]

This was great to see you, pop up on my KZbin feed. I enjoy watching, and learning from you, a man who takes his interests and hobbies, so intelligently. Keep up the good work so we can continue to learn more from you about our world. I live in Mid Michigan and so much enjoy, your videos on mushroom foraging. Thanks again Adam.

[@kimmiemamatomany6226]

Thanks, Adam- for sharing your knowledge!

[@PAOutdoorsCouple]

Great Video Adam, we have a beautiful Cucumber Magnolia on our slopped woods in Columbia County. Its not quite as large as the one in this video but wonderful none the less. Cheers

[@sapelesteve]

Amazing find Adam. That is a huge tree considering the rest of the canopy! 🌲🌲👍👍

[@FarmerDrew]

Yeah those leaves say magnolia but wow what a different phenotype than a front yard ornamental magnolia

[@dssarr]

yes they are different than yard trees

[@chazdomingo475]

Don't know much about landscaping but I think most "yard" trees are Magnolia Grandiflora, the Southern Magnolia, native to the Southern US.

[@CorwynGC]

Got it once I saw the fruit. We have been trying to grow these in our place in Maine. Beautiful specimen.

[@garrettwaiss3525]

Great video and love your enthusiasm. I live out in the western PNW where we have of old growth still thankfully. It is alwys humbling to come across really old living things. My experience of old growth has always been on the west coast. Some day I will get out to the other parts of the country to experience other types of trees. Hopefully you have had the wonderful experience of seeing the grand old growth woods out here in the west.

[@sshakman]

When I see tall trees in our woods it takes my breath away just looking up the trunk! I wonder how would it feel to be THAT tall! ❤ the Tulip trees are the tallest in our woods in Poconos, I think. They fascinate me😊 I’ll be looking for Cucumber Trees now too. Thank you Adam!

[@corraganvalentic9804]

Fantastic video! Ive seen them before in the NC mountains but maybe not this large. Your words in your emails and how you speak in your videos really connect. Thank you always for more tree knowledge!

[@VernaJ-c8u]

Love your video. So informative. You make a forest like a box of candies!

[@JacksonBoone-]

Love to see a specimen Cuke having its moment of fame amongst the humans

[@lorriewatson7423]

Awesome presentation. I have cucumber magnolias on my property, but nothing near that big. I was guessing it was a catalpa tree, but the leaves weren't quite right. Thank you Adam, I learned something today 😊

[@moria841]

Love the video! I was thinking it was a magnolia, but NEVER have I seen one this huge!!

[@HOPEbus]

I always enjoy u sharing ur knowledge, totally appreciate u . Thanks so much for all u do 💫🙏😊

[@StephenSaltzman]

Another great video. Thank you Adam for encouraging us to LOOK, learn, and appreciate.

[@chuckbeattyo]

Excellent lesson. I hike weekly in the Ohiopyle State Park, on the Fern Cliff Peninsula, and your lessons on trees, are helpful. The seed cone I've seen in the area here, we're western PA.

[@LarryD683]

We have a good-sized cucumber tree on our land, at the edge of the range shown on the map you included in the finger lakes region of central NY State. Ours is almost as big in girth as the one you found, although ours grows in a hedgerow as a wolf tree. Not as impressive but still really cool. You didn't mention why it's called "Cucumber" tree, (no doubt you know this) but the young, green flower fruiting bodies do look quite a bit like little gherkin pickle cucumbers! Thanks again for your great and enjoyable videos. And I really do relate to what you said about the belittling effect of being near such huge life forms around us. Regards, -- Larry

[@sharoncarlisle7089]

Love the tutorial on trees... Magnolia/cucumber.

[@oliviaglass3843]

Thank you ADAM, another delightful video. Leaving a note to boost your visibility- hoping to see 1 mil subscribers. What important messages you post - LEARN YOUR LAND. 😊

[@s.leeyork3848]

I would not have believed that any magnolia tree can grow that big! Wow! Thank you for this

[@Felis_sylvestris]

I was born and reared in Western PA close to Meadville. Your videos make me think of moving back. I lived in the woods when I was growing up. For whatever reason, I never saw a tick until I moved to NJ. Now, when I go back to PA, ticks seem to be an issue now.

[@blowupbob1]

I used to live around Meadville, now up in Millcreek. Sorry you had to live in the woods, hope you at least had a tent! Just joking. Ticks are becoming a problem here. I think they moved here from NJ. ! Another joke.

[@dznnf7]

Same in NY. Milder winters.

[@newatthis50]

​@@dznnf7more deer

[@goodun2974]

​@@dznnf7, same in CT; and I live about an hour away from Lyme Disease "Ground Zero". Ticks are *everywhere*; some places worse than others, but even wide gravel trails that were formerly railroad routes will have ticks galore along the edges of the trail. I don't walk in the woods or even around my yard without first tucking my pants in my socks and spraying my ankles and pants legs with bug repellent. BTW, in Maine the winter ticks are so prevalent that they are killing moose through massive blood loss.

[@tim31415]

A number of years ago my brother was restoring a barn in Somerset County. The sill beam (hand hewn) was at least 3' x 3-1/2'.

[@iambrett4u]

!hanks for sharing your observations and enthusiasm, Adam and for giving viewers the opportunity and encouragement to observe, learn, and appreciate!

[@TurboLoveTrain]

I would have looked up first to see if it was deciduous or evergreen--I live in the PNW. (check) If it was deciduous the second thing I'd do was look at the dead leaves on the ground. (check) If it were around me I would guessed it's a black cottonwood. I would have never guessed magnolia.. I have never seen one that big and the PNW ones look.. different. Beautiful video--I love that you pointed out that 50 year old trees are very young--I consider most 50 year old evergreens a toddlers. The forest was most defiantly cleared. Almost all of them were cleared, in earnest, 200 to 150 years ago. I can't even find many trees over 200 years old in a national park full of trees that live to be thousands of years old. I know where patches of 700+ year old stands are but not many and they're not advertised (thankfully).

[@emeralds222]

You are a great teaching! I love it.

[@JoleneValdovinos]

I have been following you for several years when I started to learned more about the flora around where I lived in Wisconsin. I fall in love with you since the first time I saw you ❤and still pretty much in love 😍 Thank you for all that you do💋

[@scottmatthews8578]

I guessed tulip poplar cuz what we call cucumber trees in Southern wv have large leaves even bigger than paw paw leaves .

[@rosemaryowens7290]

I love your excitement over this beautiful specimen. I love trees too😊.

[@dianeleirer9878]

Thank you. I appreciate you sharing your enthusiasm and knowledge.

[@johnquarles3305]

Adam - would love to hear your take on timbering after some subtle references in this video. Clear cut a previously select cut forest? Controlled burn a clear cut or leave it? Thoughts on timbering in general? Or other people here, speak yo mind if you care to

[@Forevertrue]

Excellent another lesson worth watching. Thanks Adam very enjoyable. Though I live in Texas I grew up in northeastern Ohio and remember many of the trees you cover. Thanks again.

[@michaelarrowood4315]

You definitely had me thinking tulip tree for a while, because that's very common here in WNC and does produce huge specimens. Then the left and fruit made me think Fraser Magnolia (Bigleaf, Earleaf I've also heard). Very similar fruit pods, but very large leaves of similar shape. One of my favorite trees in Western North Carolina. Now I need to take a deep dive into this genus. Thank you for a very nice video.

[@fitztastico]

Kudos on the effort you went through to get this video to us 🙏

[@nackyeads2508]

I got it!! I said a cucumber tree. I have a favorite in my woods!! I often think of you when I am out in the woods, Adam.

[@gigistrus490]

Love your videos. Great presentation.

[@MRblazedBEANS]

Thank you for showing us your big tree, its a very nice big tree. 😊

[@DaveMar-w6r]

Great video, Adam. I’d like to see a video on identification by bark, etc. if you have already, I haven’t found it. Could you point me in the right direction?

[@robertgraves3215]

Hey Adam, thanks for coming back. Always good stuff from you. I'm brushing up more on trees now, I just bought a 20 acre plot , has tons of cedars. I've never heard of magnolia being useful for building, firewood or furniture , so I'm guessing that's why they spared it , looks like that area was logged maybe 25-40 years ago?

[@mrspeace2u907]

I've seen these cones with the red seeds here on my walks in Louisville Kentucky.

[@dflydancing1958]

Adam, you Rock! Great tutorial!

[@Scott-d7j2q]

Adam, I too love trees. Thank's for this one! Loved it. Being a carpenter from Maine, I have lived a life that without the trees..Well-no warmth, shelter, or prosperity..and, maybe most importantly, beauty, inspiration or satisfaction!

[@newatthis50]

So true. I grew up on the plains. The only trees we ever saw were the Chinese Elm a farmer coaxed and babied to life. Have moved and traveled since then. I LOVE a place with trees!! Central and the eastern part of west Tennessee is my favorite place to be. Corse there's some fabulous trees in north west Washington state !! Another nice place

[@AngelaBurnham-l6j]

Loved the video and all the knowledge you share with us.

[@nancyrea3863]

Thank you. I live in Michigan so I had no idea. Here’s hoping that tree continues to grow.

[@floriebrown2089]

A beautiful forest very nice to see lots of trees standing and unfelled I was not able to guess what it was until I saw the seeds pods thanks, as usual great video

[@javajoust]

We have plenty of magnolia here in the carolinas... Never considered they could grow so large. The fruit was the tell for me but only the second thought. We have an invasive species. A rogue paulownia was my first thought but the fruit was a give away. Thanks Adam for ever expanding my experience by sharing yours.

[@cynthiamachuga6146]

Ok, you just might be my new favorite channel.

[@alicecubensis1221]

love this so much!! what a beautiful tree! and thank you for making these videos. i especially enjoyed this almost "quiz" like structure to this video. it helps me test my knowledge and reinforces what youve taught us. i dont yet have the working knowledge of species memorized, but i think i have a good grasp on the diagnostic tools because rach step of the way i was guessing what clues youd point us to next. all thanks to you!! awesome video!!!!!!

[@robertjohnson5370]

Thank you to the maximum for this presentation Any idea if this Tree grew in great abundance in this area or a mix including maples/oaks Thank you

[@zachbarber]

Near perfect timing for this video. I was hiking in Letchworth State park and found a few of these trees, and was trying to figure out what they were. Thank you very much.

[@renebrock4147]

I've never seen one before. They usually don't grow in this part of southern Indiana. Thank you

[@davecorlett7326]

Cool tree! Likely I haven't seen one before. You'd like Backus Woods, up across the lake from Erie, PA. That leaf you picked up looked more like a black maple leaf to me. Thanks for the info!

[@williammeyer7427]

Thanks so much for sharing your vast knowlage of trees and fungus. In Michigan we don't have these, at least I've never seen one. Thanks again

[@missshroom5512]

Hi Adam🌎☀️💙…Hi fellow tree huggers🥰 Adam could you do a video on the vines that grow next to trees and then climb up them. I live in Michigan and I’m always curious if some vines are supposed to be there and work with the tree or should I cut that vine. Some grow huge around almost like a branch and then climb up. Why are they there? Thanks

[@rosskstar]

The Son of God, also named Adam, showed up in my alley cleaning vines out of my pines. I lectured him on how they make berries for the birds, etc but turns out, they can keep the bark too moist if they are too thick, allowing disease in. The 13 trees represent current religious tribes that need cleaning up or are currently dead.

[@brylorbs69]

Beautiful and informative. Wondering its DBH?

[@timharris5654]

Thanks again Adam! Always learning!

[@Cobbmtngirl]

Pretty cool find! Thanks. I’ve never even heard of a cucumber tree.

[@raymondtaft7402]

There is one of that size in a protected old growth forest at Lily Dale,Chautauqua Co. N.Y. I so much enjoy your vids. Keep up the great work that you do! Cheers!

[@pyraxusthelutarian7276]

My first guess was a tulip tree. When you showed the leaf I thought cucumber magnolia and the seed pod clinched it. That is definitely a magnificent specimen as the few that I have come across in my hikes are less than half that size. Thanks for another great video Adam. 🙂

[@sueribeiro8871]

GREAT INFORMATIVE VIDEO LOVED IT THANK YOU, GONNA LOOK FOR SOME TOMORROW I AM OUTSIDE OF BOSTON!!!

[@Bluebloods7]

5:00 - Liriodendron tulipifera is what I thought at first looking at the bark, but those trees get MASSSSIVE here in Michigan, so I doubted that would be significant enough for you to make a special video about.

[@johnmayersky3206]

I was doing field work in northwestern PA when I came across the largest M. acuminata I've ever seen and I had to marvel at it as I ate my lunch. It's not as stately or tall as this one, but it was massive with large, drooping branches. I measured it at over 60" dbh, but I didn't get a completely accurate measurement as my tape didn't reach all the way around (50") and it was rusted from a previous rain storm. It was on private property and it may be getting cut down depending on the project...I really hope it stays upright until it's reached it's lifespan!

[@canisteovalleydave]

I grew up in east Texas and later lived as a college student in eastern NC. The Southern Magnolia is a favorite ❤️ ❤

[@ScarletRebel96]

Good Morning, sweet another episode of Digital Farmers Almanac

[@tonystewart7624]

Hell yeah that's why I love this channel

[@Wild_Maryland]

I love learning about trees. I have never heard of this species. Super cool. Thank you Adam!

[@aperry4313]

Fascinating - I've never heard of a cucumber magnolia. I would love to see it in leaf and bloom

[@petlover1948]

i love the big spider running by! & in the winter yet!!!

[@paulbourdon1236]

Another wonderful lesson, Thanks!

[@TgWags69]

There's another one along the highway in New Castle 422 north bound on the right (east) side of the road right before the 376 exit. 40.989629,-80.384365. Close to the same size I bet. I've never seen it fruit. I always figured it needed another tree to pollinate it idk?

[@urankjj]

Thanks Adam, always a wealth of information. Could you maybe do a piece on the "Monkey Vines" that grow up many trees in Pennsylvania. I grew up in western P.A. and remember swinging on them as a child. Great fun you can't forget.

[@bfr3713]

Fascinating. I saw some down in Kentucky a few years ago. I like the mysterious approach to the video.

[@cabinman]

Thank you for showcasing this tree. I remember about 50% of the species from my dendrology class 20 years ago because those trees you don’t see you tend to forget. I think I may have one on my place that thew me off and it’s like 22”-24” dia but I’ll have to go back and look at it again.

[@arboristupatree7390]

Well put together vid. Thanks from NZ